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South Korea’s Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples and Menace Historic Villages
One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country ...
Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed as ‘unprecedented’ South Korea wildfires leave at least 24 dead
South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday as authorities ...
What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices
A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to ...
South Korea fires latest: 27 killed and 1,000-year-old Buddhist temples destroyed in biggest wildfire on record
Largest on record’ blaze kills 27 and destroys ancient Buddhist temples - ‘We are nationally in a critical situation’, says ...
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3. Religious switching into and out of Buddhism
Find out what percentage of adults have joined or left Buddhism, or remained Buddhist since childhood, in six countries. Pew ...
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What Archaeologists Are Uncovering About the Buddha in His Legendary Nepali Hometown
Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...
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(LEAD) Historic Buddhist temple in Uiseong burned down by wildfires
An ancient Buddhist temple in the southeastern county of Uiseong was completely burned down Tuesday as the nation struggled ...
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(2nd LD) Historic Buddhist temple in Uiseong burned down by wildfires
An ancient Buddhist temple in the southeastern county of Uiseong was burned down Tuesday as the nation struggled to contain ...